Michael McKean, known for comic turns in "This Is Spinal Tap," "A Mighty Wind" and "Laverne and Shirley," dons a dress to join the company of Broadway's Hairspray May 4.

Michael McKean and Carly Jibson

The actor takes over the part of hausfrau Edna Turnblad in the musical comedy at the Neil Simon Theatre. Harvey Fierstein, who took home a Tony Award for the part, left the company May 2, as did Kathy Brier, who played portly daughter Tracy Turnblad after original Marissa Jaret Winokur left the troupe.

The new girl in town as Tracy is Carly Jibson, the teenager who originated the part in the national tour.

First seen in the John Waters movie, "Hairspray," Tracy is the feisty Baltimore teen who changes the face of local TV forever when she promotes integration on a dance show in the 1960s. She also falls in love with the coolest guy in school and gets her mother a fantastic makeover.